The general secretary of the Sindicato Único Nacional de Trabajadores de la Construcción y Similares (Suntracs) of Panama, Saúl Méndez, informed this Sunday that he denounced the Government of that country before the International Labor Organization (ILO) for the illegal persecution of workers and the violation of legal norms so that they can be condemned. teleSUR
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00:00A defense for the single national union of the construction and similar industries of
00:03Panama, Suntrax, accused the nation's government of endorsing abuses and violations against
00:08the members of the union arrested after protesting for their rights.
00:12The 83 workers were provisionally detained after the violent intervention of the police
00:16in a demonstration they held against the bill to reform the social security fund.
00:21The union's defense also denounced the absence of separation of powers and guarantees for
00:26workers and accused the country's president, Jose Raul Molino, of directing the whole operation.
00:31They also denounced the move as a political trial that undermines the rule of law in the
00:35country.